Security hotfix available for Adobe Illustrator (CS6)

Summary

Adobe has released a security hotfix for Adobe Illustrator (CS6) for Windows and Macintosh. This hotfix addresses a vulnerability that could be exploited to gain remote code execution on the affected system. Adobe recommends users update their product installations using the instructions provided in the “Solution” section below.

Affected software versions

Adobe Illustrator for CS6 version 16.2.0 and earlier for Windows (subscription)

Adobe Illustrator for CS6 version 16.2.1 and earlier for Macintosh (subscription)

Adobe Illustrator for CS6 version 16.0.3 and earlier for Windows (non-subscription)

Adobe Illustrator for CS6 version 16.0.4 and earlier for Macintosh (non-subscription)

Solution

Adobe recommends users update their software installations by following these instructions:

Details

Adobe has released a security hotfix for Adobe Illustrator (CS6) for Windows and Macintosh. This hotfix addresses a vulnerability that could be exploited to gain remote code execution on the affected system. Adobe recommends users update their product installations using the instructions provided in the “Solution” section above.

These updates resolve a stack overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution (CVE-2014-0513).

Acknowledgments

Adobe would like to thank Noam Rathaus (CVE-2014-0513) for reporting this issue and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers.